In the face of a rising global population and impending
resource shortages, the move away from meat and other animal products has never
been more crucial.
According to a new piece by The
Huffington Post, UN officials believe this move even has the power to
help end hunger altogether:
Today half the world’s agricultural land is used for livestock farming, which is far less efficient for feeding people—and worse for the environment—than producing grain, fruit and vegetables for direct human consumption.
While the number of hungry people has declined in the last
few decades, “with the global population expected to climb to 8.5 billion by
2030, from 7.3 billion now, and climate change predicted to ravage yields in
some nations, ending hunger will require tough choices in the field and on the
dinner table, “ the author continues.
To put it simply, we can help not only the billions of
animals killed each year for food but also the 795 million people who do not have enough to eat by using the millions of
acres of land currently used to grow grains to feed factory-farmed animals to
grow vegetables instead.
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